Mr. King, it's good to see you on this forum. I wish I had known about your upcoming class in Texas earlier; I would have signed up. I just saw it mentioned at 'the other site' a week or so ago. Hopefully you'll be back in Texas next year and I can come take part.
Machining is something I've had a life-long interest in, but I'm just getting started at age 53. I've started doing some reading on rebuilding old machines and it has really caught my interest. I'm hoping that some day I'll have the skills and knowledge to save some of these great pieces of Americana from the scrappers and give them a chance to keep doing the jobs they were built for.
Enjoy your time in Texas. I look forward to learning more from you here, and possibly meeting you in the future.